Editor Reviews:

Product Description:
A woman steps over the line into the unthinkable in this brilliant, powerful, and unforgettable new novel by the author of The Lovely Bones and Lucky.


For years Helen Knightly has given her life to others: to her haunted mother, to her enigmatic father, to her husband and now grown children. When she finally crosses a terrible boundary, her life comes rushing in at her in a way she never could have imagined. Unfolding over the next twenty-four hours, this searing, fast-paced novel explores the complex ties between mothers and daughters, wives and lovers, the meaning of devotion, and the line between love and hate. It is a challenging, moving, gripping story, written with the fluidity and strength of voice that only Alice Sebold can bring to the page.

Rating : - Intensely psychological and dark
You will either love this book or hate it. (As all the critics did.) It helps if you have no preconceived notions about the author. (I haven't read "Lovely Bones" yet.) Think that taking care of your elderly parent isn't hard and tiring? Ever been puzzled and horrified by the thought of a person suddenly reaching their breaking point and snapping? Then read this book. If you bear with it and keep an open mind, it will be worth it.